Harry Potter HBO Show Has Genius Solution to Issue With Child Actors
How is the Harry Potter HBO show dealing with child actors' education?
According to a report from BBC, Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, which is the production home for the upcoming TV series, is building a temporary school in order for the dozens of child actors on set to continue receiving an education and keep up with their school work while they perform on the show.
The move was made alongside Three Rivers District Council, which permitted WB to 'use a series of portable buildings as a school facility for the next decade,' according to BBC.
The buildings are designed to be used by 'up to 600 pupils during period,' but will only likely ever serve around 150 students. The 'school' will be operating on weekdays between 5:30am and 8:30pm, this way actors can squeeze in some school time between certain schedules that might call for night filming or any filming that takes place away from the main production site.
BBC's report did not name Harry Potter specifically, but did say that the buildings were going to be used for a 'significant new TV series,' and that it will be in place 'for a maximum period of 10 years,' which coincides with how long the entirety of the new Harry Potter TV show might last.
The Harry Potter series is described as a 'decade-long' project, with each season expected to adapt one book in Rowling's acclaimed book series. The series will be led by Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, and Alastair Stout as Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley.
Alongside the trio, the Harry Potter TV show also stars John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell, Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch, Katherine Parkinson as Molly Weasley, Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy, Johnny Flynn as Lucius Malfoy, Leo Earley as Seamus Finnigan, Alessia Leoni as Parvati Patil, Sienna Moosah as Lavender Brown, Bel Powley as Petunia Dursley, Daniel Rigby as Vernon Dursley, and Bertie Carvel as the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge.
It's unclear as of now who else will be in the cast, although rumors have circulated about other potential castings, including the likes of Voldemort. More casting information is expected to be announced in the future.
The HBO adaptation is being written by Emmy-winning producer Francesca Gardiner (Killing Eve, Succession). The series is executive produced by Gardiner, Mark Mylod, Rowling, Neil Blair, Ruth Kenley-Letts, and long-time Harry Potter franchise producer David Heyman. Mylod, who has worked with HBO on Game of Thrones and The Last of Us, will also helm multiple episodes. It is a production of HBO in association with Brontë Film and TV and Warner Bros. Television.
(Source: BBC)
Originally reported by Anthony Nash on SuperHeroHype.
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